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LEG AND FOOT REST Filed Aug. 25, 1950 Snvenfor 10:0 9. Rae/ ton}; 7m"-(Ittorneg Patented Sept. 4, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LEG ANDFOOT REST Joseph A. Revercomb, Hinton, Va.

Application August 25, 1950, Serial No. 181,421

This invention relates to a leg and foot rest, sometimes referred to asan Ottoman, and more particularly to an article of this nature which isadjustable for use With chairs or seats of different heights.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a novel andimproved lower leg and foot rest.

,Another object of the invention is the provision of an adjustable legand foot rest which is of pleasing appearance, comparatively simple ofconstruction and yet highly efficient in operation and one which can beproduced at a moderate cost.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description when read in the light of the accompanyingdrawings.

Fig. 1 is a prospective view illustrating the inventive concept.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view, the leg rest beingshown in one of its sectional adjusted positions.

A is a rectangular shaped box like base made of wood, or other suitablematerial, and comprises a front wall I, side walls 2 and 3 and a viewtaken on the rear wall 4. The open base or box top is closed at its rearby a rigidly affixed cover piece 5 which is comparatively narrow. Theremainder of the open top is covered or closed by a top piece 6 the rearend or edge of which is pivotally connected to the top piece 5 by ahinge I or the like. The tops of the pieces 5 and 6 are suitably paddedas at 8 and 9.

The front top piece 6 has at its sides depending side walls or plates l0and H and at its front a depending wall or plate l2. These walls orplates telescopically receive the side and front walls of the base.

An open wire frame B has its upper end pivotly connected to theunderside of the top piece 6 at l3 and M and the side legs or arms 15and I 6 of this frame are inter-connected by a bottom piece or leg IT. Apair of vertically extending rack bars I8 and H! are secured to theinner-face of the front wall I of the base and are disposed in spacedparallel relationship.

Spring 2!) has its upper end secured to the inner-face of the front wall1 at a point 2| adjacent the top thereof and its lower end secured tothe frame bottom leg I! at 22. This spring is under tension and tendsnormally to pull the 3 Claims. (Cl. 155169) 2 frame toward the racks l8and H) to hold the cross bar I! of the frame in engagement with a pairof aligned slots in these racks and to thereby hold the top piece 6 downagainst the tension of the spring which through the frame B tends at alltimes to elevate the top piece 6.

A hinge C or the like, secured to the innerface of the base front, has alower end 23 extending into a plane below the lowest position which canbe assumed by the frame cross piece IT. A rod 24 secured at one end tothe lower end 23 of the hinge extends through the base front I and isprovided exteriorly thereof with an operating handle or knob 25.

For the purpose of providing a device of pleasing appearance the sidesand front of the support are covered with suitable upholstery 26 whichcan, if desired, be such as to properly blend with the furnishings of aroom or with the cover of a particular chair or other article offurniture.

To give longer life to the article it is thought desirable to cover thepadding of the top pieces 5 and 6 with a suitable plastic material 21and this material extends down over the side and front walls I0, I l andI2. Should it be desired upholstery matching the covering of the basecould be used in place of the plastic material.

It is to be noted that the top part 5 is the foot rest and with theparts in the positions illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 the foot rest and legrest are disposed in a horizontal plane. The plane of the foot rest 5 isslightly below the plane of the leg rest 6 and the front end of the footrest is curved upwardly as at 28. This arrangement provides forcomfortable reception of the heels of the user.

The operation of the device is extremely simple. The parts can bepositioned as illustrated in Fig. 1 but should it be more comfortable toelevate the leg rest this is accomplished by pushing in on the knob 25to disengage the frame B from the racks. When this is done, the spring20 ordinarily elevates the front end of the leg rest and the degree ofelevation is selective by causing the lower leg I! of the frame B toengage at a selected point along the lengths of the racks. The highestpoint of elevation of the leg rest is illustrated in Fig. 4. It will beseen that at any and all adjusted positions of the leg rest the side andfront plates I0 close the space between the leg rest and the upper openend of the base.

Specific departure from the precise construction illustrated in thedrawing can be made without departing from the inventive concept.

What I claim is:

1. A leg and foot rest for use in combination with a chair or the likecomprising, a base having front, rear and side walls and an open top, aclosure for base top comprising a horizontally disposed foot rest at therear end of the top and a horizontally positionable leg rest at thefront end of the base top, the foot rest being disposed in a horizontalplane below that of the leg rest, the leg rest being swingable about ahorizontally disposed pivot to selectively elevate the front end of therest, spaced vertically extending parallel racks on the inner face ofthe base front wall, an element pivotally connected with the leg restand provided with a portion adapted to engage the racks, resilient meansnormally tending to elevate the leg rest and simultaneously engage theelement portion with the racks, and means operable to disengage theelement portion from the racks.

2. A leg and foot rest for use in combination with a chair or the likecomprising, a base having vertically extending front, side and rearwalls and an open top, a fixed horizontally disposed foot rest closing arear portion of the open base top, a horizontally positionable leg restclosing the front and remaining portion of the open base top, the legrest being disposed in a plane above the foot rest and having its rearend horizontally pivotally supported, the leg rest being provided withdepending side and front plates telescopically receiving the side andfront walls of the base, a pair of spaced vertically extending racks onthe inner face of the base front wall, an open frame having an upper endpivotally connected to the underside of the leg rest and having a lowerend adapted to engage the racks, resilient means interconnecting thebase and the frame and tending normally to pull upwardly and forwardlyon the frame to elevate the leg rest and move the lower end of the frameinto engagement with the racks, and means exterior of the base andoperable to disengage the lower end of the frame from the racks.

3. A construction as defined in claim 2, wherein, the means for bringingabout disengagement of the frame with the racks comprises a hinge havinga movable lower end disposed at the front side of the lower end of therack, and an operating mechanism connected with the hinge and providedexterior of the front wall of the base with an operating handle.

JOSEPH A. REVERCOMB.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 792,644 Barber June 20, 19051,840,825 Turrall Jan. 12, 1932

